Man charged with discharging gun near school

Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:08 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.

A man who police say fired shots near two schools and threatened a witness was taken into custody Tuesday.

Corey Dewayne Dixon, 19, faces several charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and discharge of a weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.

Shortly before 9:45 a.m., Officer Doug Russell was dispatched to a call of shots fired in the 1900 block of Southwest Second Street. En route to the call, the officer was given a description of two men reportedly involved in the incident.

Another officer arrived on scene and spoke with the witness, who showed the official where the shots were fired - not far from Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School and the Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist School.

The witness said the gunman, later identified as Dixon, moved his hand across his neck in a threatening manner while staring at her.

Russell found the two men in a nearby barber shop and detained them. The witness identified Dixon as the man who fired the gun.

The other man was not involved in the shooting, officials said.

A Marion County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit was called to the area and located the firearm, a .38-caliber handgun that had three rounds in the cylinder. No shell casings were found, according to reports.

<p>A man who police say fired shots near two schools and threatened a witness was taken into custody Tuesday.</p><p>Corey Dewayne Dixon, 19, faces several charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and discharge of a weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.</p><p>Shortly before 9:45 a.m., Officer Doug Russell was dispatched to a call of shots fired in the 1900 block of Southwest Second Street. En route to the call, the officer was given a description of two men reportedly involved in the incident.</p><p>Another officer arrived on scene and spoke with the witness, who showed the official where the shots were fired - not far from Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School and the Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist School.</p><p>The witness said the gunman, later identified as Dixon, moved his hand across his neck in a threatening manner while staring at her.</p><p>Russell found the two men in a nearby barber shop and detained them. The witness identified Dixon as the man who fired the gun.</p><p>The other man was not involved in the shooting, officials said.</p><p>A Marion County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit was called to the area and located the firearm, a .38-caliber handgun that had three rounds in the cylinder. No shell casings were found, according to reports.</p><p><i>Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118 or austin.miller@starbanner.com.</i></p>